Sceptr'd Isle rose
Rosa 'Sceptrd Isle'
USDA zones5 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
Size4 to 6 feet tall3 to 5 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Pink
Notes
'Sceptr'd Isle' rose (Rosa 'Sceptr'd Isle') is a shrub for borders and fragrant plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun. Soft pink blooms hold 45 petals and clusters of yellow stamens, and they have a strong myrrh scent. It blooms in early to late summer and again in early to mid autumn. David Austin bred it.
Pairs well with Karl Foerster feather reed grass, Calendula, and Blue Chiffon rose of sharon.